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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "johnny"<john_1116@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:16:56 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CAN YOU KEEP SECRET?


























Dear Friend Good day to you, My name is Lt.John Donald Cox I am a Tunisian,serving in the us military with the Third infantry Division in Iraq. Three years ago, we discovered some huge amount of money in Baghdad neighbourhood belonging to Saddam Hussein, I smuggled some part of these funds in two trunk boxes out of Baghdad, which is being kept safe in a secured finance company in ghana as Family valueables. You can go to this web link to read about events that took place here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm Basically, am writing you due to the situation I found myself and can notreturn back to America again because I was among five US soldiersquestioned by military officials after some of that money was allegedly stolen, as I have absconded from US military and am now in exile.I have killed in war and I found no peace anymore in where I am rightnow as I have been declared wanted by US Military.I have decided to look for someone like you to help me
retrieve these funds from FinanceCompany in ghana and disburse this funds to any charity organisation in africa as I know that this will only be a way Almighty God can forgive me in all human killings I encounterd during war.In honesty, after the claims,you shall have 10% of total funds, disburse 70% to charity organisations in africa. Each box contains the sum of fifteen million United States Dollars. I do not want any money from these funds ratherthan spending all on humanity for me to have forgiveness of sins fromAlmighty God who seeth us all from above.i am presently seeking assylum HonoluluI can not return back to my lovely country and I have been diagnosed of Cancer of Lungs and Oesophagus due to Bomb explosion I inhaled during my escape mision.I will send you certificates of deposit to enable you lay claims to these fund on my behalf as soon as I hear from you.kindly reply me via this e-mail below: privatebox_06@mail.ruSignifying your interest including your
telephone/fax numbers for quicker communication. Respectfully Lt.John Donald CoX



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